Almost every parent has a scrapbook photo of baby’s inaugural sitting at the high chair, trying out a solid (actually mushy) food for the first time. Rice cereal has long been held as the first food to add to a … Continue reading
Food at the Beach
A short blog post today – heading out to the beach with the kids for some fun in the sun before the school year begins. Kids get very hungry swimming and building sandcastles, but the sand and the heat make … Continue reading
Goldfish Crackers – Good or Bad for my Kids?
Pepperidge Farm is considered a high end baked goods company with awesome cookies, crackers, and for kids – Goldfish. Almost all tots will recognize the fish shaped finger food and happily munch away. What started as a single product, baked … Continue reading
Fighting Childhood Obesity Through Toys
Santa Clara County, in northern California, took a step yesterday towards reducing childhood obesity. The innovative measure – banning toys from being included as giveaways at fast food restaurants whose kiddie meals don’t meet healthy requirements. To quote an LA … Continue reading
Mommy, Where Do Baby Carrots Come From?
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Baseball Players Setting Good Nutritional Example
And now, an interesting article from the Wall Street Journal, on the changing eating habits of Major League Baseball players and clubs. Players usually eat their meals at the “clubhouse”. Traditionally, the club fare was not much different than the … Continue reading
Baby Food – To Buy or not to Buy?
Image via Wikipedia Baby food is big business, with over half a billion dollars in sales last year. For the companies manufacturing jars of mashed bananas and carrots, this is quite a profitable pursuit. But why do parents, who could … Continue reading
Inside the Label: Funky Monkey Freeze Dried Snacks
As children, we loved visiting The Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. Besides all the cool spacegear, a special treat awaited us at the souvenir shop – Astronaut Dessert in the form of freeze dried ice cream. Strawberry and … Continue reading
Encouraging Good Nutrients – The Nutrient Rich Foods Coalition
Who hasn’t been told to cut down on fatty food, cholesterol, salt, sugar, and “practically everything that tastes good”. After a while, people just ignore these warnings because it seems that there is nothing healthy left to eat. After several … Continue reading
European Commission: Welcome, Ugly Fruits and Vegetables
From the New York Times: Misshapen fruit and vegetables won a reprieve on Wednesday from the European Union as it scrapped rules banning overly curved, extra knobbly or oddly shaped produce from supermarket shelves. “It makes no sense to throw … Continue reading